Catching A Train Through A Crossrail Tunnel

Crossrail won't open to the public until 2018. Yet it's already possible to catch a train on certain sections...if you have security clearance and full personal protective equipment. We acquired both in order to inspect the tunnels beneath Limmo Peninsula near Canning Town. From there, we boarded a workers' train through to Canary Wharf Crossrail station.

Film-maker Geoff Marshall dons full PPE to visit the Limmo Peninsula shaft.Looking up from the bottom of the Limmo shaft.Tracks heading east from Limmo. In the distance a wall awaits a tunnel boring machine.The train that carried us from Limmo to Canary Wharf.Looking along the tracks west from Canary WharfInside Canary Wharf Crossrail station.The first working escalator on Crossrail, at Canary Wharf.The upper level of Canary Wharf station will eventually contain plenty of greenery, including trees that will reach out through the roof. The upper levels will open around Easter 2015, providing new shops and food outlets.Looking towards 1 Canada Square, and a new footbridge helping to link up the station.Inspecting the roof struts.